Childhood Obesity America has not seen an epidemic more wide spread and rapidly growing than childhood obesity. The odd part about it is we actually have a cure. A cure that cost practically nothing. Parents seem to be oblivious to it all. Allowing their children to watch numerous hours of T.V or continuous thumb twitching while playing video games doesn’t seem to be helping the problem. Constantly feeding them fast food simply because its easier and quicker is just like adding fuel to the fire
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Victor Barnard Childhood Obesity One of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our society is our younger generation. An up and coming issue today is childhood obesity mostly because children in this century have been consumed more by video games and television and less by physical activity and nutrition. By targeting an audience of parents‚ teachers‚ and children‚ steps can be taken toward increasing the amount of children who grow up overweight or obese. Steps such as implementing physical
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In today ’s society‚ Americans are faced with many critical issues: issues on health‚ money‚ and drugs or alcohol problems. One of the biggest problems we face as a society is obesity. People all over the nation question why we are having this problem and who is responsible. Who do we turn to to educate our society so that we may address this problem the correct way? The answer: healthy eating habits and exercising should be taught early in a child ’s life. An excellent place to build these
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Fed up is a film that reveals how sugar in all its natural sounding forms i.e. “pure” cane sugar is the main culprit in the obesity epidemic that has been ravaging the nation. According to the documentary there is an intimate relationship between the food industries‚ large corporations as well as the media that not only influences choices made by customers in the grocery store‚ but also blindly jeopardizes their health. The average American person is led to believe by the media that obese Americans
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Running Head: CHILDHOOD OBESITY 1 Childhood Obesity‚ a Growing Concern Marjorie Student ENG122 Tiffany Professor January 17‚ 2011 CHILDHOOD OBESITY Childhood Obesity‚ a Growing Concern There are many differences between children today and children 20 years ago. One area that is concerning‚ not only to researchers and politicians‚ but parents as well‚ is the increase in childhood obesity‚ which is reaching epidemic proportions. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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faced with a terrible epidemic and food is at the forefront of our demise. It is argued that the consumption of the wrong kinds of foods is the reason why obesity is at an all-time high and the health of the nation‚ as a whole‚ is in decline. The films Fed Up and Forks over Knives attempt to uncover the real reasons behind the cause of obesity and other nutrition related health issues. In both films the authors focus on the consequences of a poor diet and its effects on your body. While both films
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not true companies produce what consumers buy. The movie‚ “Fed Up” is a very persuasive movie when considering eating habits. “Fed Up” shows personal stories‚ of mainly children‚ of how food has negatively impacted their lives. The movie‚ “Food Inc.” is also persuasive when it comes to food. “Food Inc.” focuses more on the factory and production side of food and less on it’s effects on consumers. One particularly moving story from “Fed Up” is from a young girl who is obese and struggling with school
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In the documentary “Fed Up” the question whether life style and personal choice are the source of obesity is discussed. The common belief that “if you are overweight‚ it is your fault” is criticized. Despite that statistics show that fitness and obesity are increasing simultaneously‚ it is still pushed by food industries and business interest groups that the solution to combat obesity is to practice energy balance. The practice of energy balance means that calories in‚ match the calories out. It
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citizens attempt to discover the reason for the obesity pandemic occurring across the world‚ however few understand the true cause. Media attempts to portray the simpler cause of inadequate energy balance‚ consuming the proper amount of calories to energy expenditure. Conversely‚ the quality of the calories consumed drastically alters the end result. For example‚ consuming excess sugar with limited fiber leads to the creation of fat. The directors of Fed Up raise awareness of the many other issues contributing
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